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Morris Daily Herald

Location

Morris, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1968

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Chiropractor Opens Office in Times Building

Dr G C Willareth, 28, opens a chiropractic office in the Professional Times building 316 Liberty St formerly of Pittsburgh Pa He is a Palmer College graduate cum laude and has post graduate work at the Gonstead Clinic He will be in Morris on Monday Wednesday and Friday and in Ottawa the other days Licensed in IL IA and PA Married to Linda Meier of Davenport Iowa

G. C. Willareth Professional Times Liberty St Pittsburgh Mer College of Chiropractic Davenport Iowa Palmer Willareth Gonstead Clinic of Chiropractic Mt. Hoerb Wis East McKeesport Ottawa Illinois Pennsylvania Morris Linda Meier

Three Injured In Crash Near Wilmington

Three persons were admitted to Silver Cross Hospital after a late Sunday crash on Illinois 102 one mile east of Wilmington. Dale Guthrie 41 of Wilmington listed in serious condition and son Perry 17 listed in fairly good to serious condition. driver Raymond Gomolski 19 of Broadview treated and released. State police said the westbound 1966 Dodge failed to negotiate a curve and struck a tree, then overturned. Vehicle sustained extensive damage.

Silver Cross Hospital Joliet Illinois 102 Wilmington Dale Guthrie Perry Raymond Gomolski Broadview

Supreme Court Takes Up Major Death Penalty Questions

The court agreed to hear Arkansas v Maxwell challenging jury discretion in imposing death and the combined verdict and sentencing issue. William L Maxwell, 28, was sentenced to death in 1962 for raping a white woman, with NAACP funding the appeal amid concerns of racial disproportionality.

Washington Supreme Court Arkansas Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund William L. Maxwell Hot Springs Garland County Naacp Fund South

Foot of Snow In Northeast Weather Plunges Southward

The Associated Press reports Arctic air cooled Florida to freezing with 34 degrees in Miami the coldest December reading since 1940. Patches of frost spread inland the storm center dumped up to a foot of snow across parts of the Northeast and heavy snow warnings continued in Vermont New Hampshire and Maine as another Pacific storm brought rain and wind to higher elevations.

Associated Press Florida Miami Atlanta Vermont New Hampshire Maine Pacific Northwest

Five Day Outlook With Warmer Temps Ahead

The forecast calls for temperatures about 5 degrees above normal with a high near 39 to 40 and a nightly low around 22. Tonight will be partly cloudy, Tuesday mostly cloudy and warmer, and Wednesday may bring rain or snow with around half an inch of precipitation. Collins Weather Station logged a Saturday high of 23 and a low of 15, Sunday 29/17, and Morris downtown read 24 at 9 am and 26 at 10:30 am.

Collins Weather Station Morris

Blaiberg Praises Dr Barnard For Heart Transplant

Philip Blaiberg, the longest surviving heart transplant patient, defends Dr Christiaan Barnard against critics. He praises the surgeon for the cold calculated courage during the controversial operation and notes Barnard’s role in giving him a new heart after the first patient died. Blaiberg is a retired dentist and the third transplant patient, dating from January 2.

New York Christiaan Barnard Philip Blaiberg Blaiberg

City Enters New Era in Morris as 1960s election looms

The city faces a crucial 10 day window to file petitions for the February 25 primary with candidates for mayor city clerk city treasurer and four aldermanic posts. Industrial growth in the Illinois River Valley brings opportunity but also risk, as Morris weighs redevelopment and policy direction amid Fortune 500 presence.

Morris Illinois River Valley U.S Fortune Magazine

City Seeks Signatures For Seven Circulating Petitions

Seven aldermanic and city posts have nominating petitions circulating for the February city primary. Incumbent John Nelson seeks third ward, Donald Caisley runs for city clerk, and Acting Mayor Donald Davidson may run for mayor. Petitions require two sets due to new filing-date rules with two periods: Dec 28 and Jan 1 11, each needing signatures from at least 0.5 percent of ward voters.

John Nelson Ray Baker E. Jefferson Sr Donald Caisley Donald Davidson Third Ward Fourth Ward Dave Sklut Tracy Adcock Robert Gilbertson Hi-Park Blvd Glen Anderson Washington St Robert White

Service Station Hit by Four Shots Near I 80 Overpass

Four shots were fired at about 1 a.m. Saturday through a window of the DX Service Station at Interstate 80 and the Seneca overpass. The station was closed at the time. Bullet holes were found by state police who notified the sheriff's office.

Interstate 80 Seneca Walter White White

Court Delays Rail Merger

The Supreme Court granted a stay delaying the Northern Lines Railroad merger. The Justice Department argued the consolidation would be anticompetitive and injure the public interest. The order keeps the delay until the court acts further on an appeal, involving Great Northern, Northern Pacific, and Chicago Burlington with ties to Pacific Coast and Spokane Portland Seattle lines.

Washington Supreme Court Northern Lines Northwest Justice Department Department Great Northern Railway Northern Pacific Railway Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Pacific Coast Railway Spokane, Portland and Seattle

Area Hit by Flu Epidemic in Morris and Beyond

Morris area reports no Hong Kong flu cases but many ill with flu like symptoms. Absenteeism rises at Morris Community High School and local hospitals limit visitors. Universities and colleges halt or delay classes and close campuses as Hong Kong flu spreads.

Hong Kong Morris Leslie Tibbitts Morris Community High School Clarence Mosimann Mosimann Associated Press Richard Cardinal Cushing Boston George Washington University Washington, D.C Virginia Central Virginia Central Michigan University Northern Michigan University Maryland

Fires Kill 12 In Michigan

Twelve people died in Michigan weekend fires including a mother and her three children in Kalamazoo from a gas explosion, five children in Detroit, a 2 year old boy Joey Bincsik in Lapeer County, a 14 month old Cherlene Downan in Detroit, and Alex Lindquest of Gwin in the Upper Peninsula.

Kalamazoo Mich Michigan Detroit Joey Bincsik Lapeer County Cherlene Downan Alex Lindquest Gwin

Two Men Steal At Least 150000 From Joliet Bank

Two masked men forced open the National Bank of Joliet vault before 7 am and fled with a minimum of $150,000 in cash. Teller Leonard Kozak, 26, was tied to a pipe after opening the vault under threat. police believe two cars carried the robbers and possibly four accomplices.

Joliet, Til National Bank of Robert F. Anderson Kozak Employes Joliet Herald News

The Waiter Scheduled Before Jury

Paul The Waiter, a Chicago syndicate figure, was to appear today before a U S District Court grand jury and face questions or possible contempt charges. A second federal grand jury will be impaneled in Freeport to probe Rockford area crime. Subpoenas were issued to 50 Rockford witnesses. Ricca, 71, was granted immunity from prosecution based on his testimony after previously invoking the Fifth Amendment.

Chicago Paul U.S. District Court Freeport Rockford Ricca

Crash Fatal To New Lenox Man Sunday

Traffic accidents on Illinois streets and highways over the weekend killed eight persons. James E. Payne 25 of New Lenox died when his auto crashed into an embankment south of Manhattan.

Associated Press Illinois James E. Payne New Lenox Manhattan Harold C. Snyder Clinton Maron Macon County Snyder Orpha Eacher Mount Carroll Hanover Donald Toll West Chicago Wheaton Stephen J. O'Donnell Caseyville East St. Louis Randy Perry Hopedale Penn Central Railroad Mackinaw Tazewell Chicago

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